咸 → 姤

Commentary

A lake upon a mountain, and the mutual influence between ruler and people achieves its ideal form. Long life and great peace prevail, benevolent governance flows throughout the land, the four quarters turn toward virtue, and the altars of state flourish in health and glory. Every phrase radiates political utopia: not merely the absence of strife but the active presence of moral cultivation reaching the realm's farthest corners. From Influence to Coming to Meet, the mountain's receptive openness transforms into wind moving beneath heaven — a sovereign decree carried to all directions. Coming to Meet describes the moment when yin unexpectedly encounters yang; here, the gentle wind of virtue reaches places that force never could. The ruler does not chase his subjects — his influence meets them naturally, as wind meets the earth.